ABOUT

I’m currently a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). I was previously a policy analyst at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget covering social protection policies, among other areas. I received my Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University, where I was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

My research focuses on delivery of aid programming and public services, gender and inclusion in governance and decision-making, political economy dynamics around policy reforms, and governance in fragile settings. My work has been published in journals including Journal of Political Economy, Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, and Studies in Comparative International Development. It has also been featured in The Economist, NPR, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Forbes, among other media outlets.

I have conducted analysis, policy outreach, and/or fieldwork in a wide range of countries–including in Bolivia, India, Indonesia, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, and Senegal–with various international agencies and local partners including ActionAid, the Institute for Integrated Development Studies, the Inter-American Development Bank, the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), and the World Food Programme, among other governmental and local NGO partners. I have research on some of the following specific topics:

Delivery of aid programming and public services

Gender and inclusion in governance

Political economy & policy reform

Fragility & governance